De Ridder’s attorney demands that wing trimmer be reinstated to Oracle crew

Dirk de Ridder’s attorney has demanded that the international jury that threw the Dutch wing trimmer out of the America’s Cup reinstate him to the Oracle Team USA crew.

In a letter to the jury dated Friday, attorney Terry Anderlini said the jury’s actions in dismissing de Ridder and suspending teammate Matt Mitchell for the first four races of the finals “utterly demolish any perception of fairness.”

Anderlini accused the jury of applying a racing rule incorrectly, refusing to disclose evidence to the accused sailors, failing to allow them adequate time to prepare a defense and releasing confidential daily transcripts of the hearings to Emirates Team New Zealand and Cup officials.

He accused the jury of a conflict of interest for acting as investigators, prosecutors and judges in the case of Oracle’s illegal planting of weights during the America’s Cup World Series. He said the jury should reopen the hearing.